(Image from Unsplash) Over 50 percent of teachers in the National Capital Region (NCR) are experiencing flu symptoms amid the worst coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the country, a group of education workers said on Tuesday, Jan. 11. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines,...
Amid the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections nationwide, a group of education workers pushed for the implementation of a two-week “health break” in areas placed under Level 3 by the Inter-Agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Instead of repeatedly warning teachers and other personnel against electioneering, the Department of Education (DepEd) was urged to empower its massive workforce to responsibly exercise their rights and freedoms amid the election season through education. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
A group of education workers claimed that the living standards of teachers as well as their families have “practically deteriorated” in the last few years. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) For the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines Raymond Basilio, one of the...
In relation to the forthcoming 2022 national and local elections, the Department of Education (DepEd) reminded teachers and non-teaching personnel of the rules against electioneering, partisan political activities. Public school teachers serve during the May 2019 national and local elections. (ALI...
The safe reopening of schools amid the pandemic might still not be possible with the approved budget for the education sector, a group of education workers said. Photo taken on Dec. 6, 2021 during the first day of pilot face-to-face classes in Aurora A. Quezon Elementary School in Manila. (ALI...
The Department of Education (DepEd) shared the various challenges experienced by teachers and students who participated during the pilot run after completing the five-week study on limited face-to-face classes in select schools in December. Photo taken at Mary Perpetua E. Brioso National High...
A group of teachers on Tuesday, Jan. 4, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to retain the work-from-home set-up (WFH) among public school teachers amid the rising cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), especially in Metro Manila. Photo taken at Latian Elementary School in Alabel Sarangani...
Recognizing the challenges brought by the “new normal” in education due to the pandemic, Education Secretary Leonor Briones enjoined learners as well as the teachers and other personnel of the Department of Education (DepEd) to learn how to deal with change. Education Secretary Leonor Briones /...
The benefits due to teachers have always been given on time under the current administration, Education Secretary Leonor Briones said on Tuesday, Dec. 28. (FILE PHOTO / DEPED) During the pre-taped “Talk to the People” public briefing of President Duterte, the concerns of teachers on benefits...
A group on Thursday, Dec. 23, urged the government to grant the benefits of teachers and non-teaching personnel especially those that were severely affected by typhoon Odette (international name: Rai). (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT)...
To press the government to grant their demands, teachers in Manila held a Christmas-themed protest at Mendiola on Friday, Dec. 17. (Photo from the ACT) Members of the Manila Public School Teachers' Association (MPSTA), an affiliate of the Alliance of Concerned (ACT) National Capital Region (NCR)...
